Blackness in the White Nation: A History of AfroUruguay

Blackness in the White Nation: A History of AfroUruguay

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Uruguay is not conventionally thought of as part of the African diaspora, yet during the period of Spanish colonial rule, thousands of enslaved Africans arrived in the country. AfroUruguayans played important roles in Uruguay s national life, creating the secondlargest black press in Latin America, a racially defined political party, and numerous social and civic organizations.AfroUruguayans were also central participants in the creation of Uruguayan popular culture and the country s principal musical forms, tango and candombe. Candombe, a style of Africaninflected music, is one of the defining features of the nation s culture, embraced equally by white and black citizens.In Blackness in the White Nation, George Reid Andrews offers a comprehensive history of AfroUruguayans from the colonial period to the present. Showing how social and political mobilization is intertwined with candombe, he traces the development of AfroUruguayan racial discourse and argues that candombe s evolution as a central part of the nation s culture has not fundamentally helped the cause of racial equality. Incorporating lively descriptions of his own experiences as a member of a candombe drumming and performance group, Andrews consistently connects the struggles of AfroUruguayans to the broader issues of race, culture, gender, and politics throughout Latin America and the African diaspora generally.

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